I heard a podcast about Karl Popper and it got me thinking about the drama between Bitcoin Core developers and Knots supporters.

TLDR: Popper said progress happens through bold ideas getting ruthlessly criticized. Nothing is ever guaranteed to succeed just because it seems destined to. All this tension is how an open system is supposed to work.

Bitcoin survives through constant debate and daily choices made by all of us. The real danger isn’t people disagreeing. It’s everyone getting comfortable and thinking there’s no more reason for debate.